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community, exterior building facades shall not be illuminated for the primary purpose of highlighting the building. when buildings having symbolic or historic significance are to be illuminated primarily for highlighting the building, a design for the illumination shall be approved by the planning and development director and the following provisions shall be met: (a) The maximum illumination on any vertical surface or angular roof surface shall not exceed 5.0 foot - candles. (b) Lighting fixtures shall be carefully located, aimed, and shielded so that light is directed only onto the building facade. Lighting fixtures shall not be directed toward adjacent streets or roads. (c) Lighting fixtures mounted on the building and designed to "wash" the facade with light are preferred. (d) To the extent practicable, lighting fixtures shall be directed downward (i.e. below the horizontal) rather than upward. (e) When landscaping is to be illuminated, the planning and development director shall first approve a landscape lighting plan that presents the purpose and objective of the lighting, shows the location of all lighting fixtures and what landscaping each is to illuminate, and demonstrates that the installation will not generate excessive light levels, cause glare, or direct light beyond the landscaping into the night sky. 9.6730 Pedestrian Circulation On -Site (1) Purpose of Pedestrian Circulation on -Site. These standards are intended to provide safe and efficient circulation for pedestrians within all developments. (2) Applicability of Standards. As more specifically provided in this section, the standards in this section apply to any development that creates a new building entrance, but not to a building alteration or change in use. (a) In any zone, except I -2 and I -3, on -site pedestrian paths shall be constructed in the following cases for institutional, office, commercial and industrial development: 1. Between all new building entrances and all streets adjacent to the development site. On --site pedestrian paths shall be designed and constructed to provide a direct connection to existing public right-of- way and public accessways. 2. To connect any new building entrances on a development site to all other new and existing building entrances on the same development site, except entrances used primarily for loading and unloading freight. 3. Along the exterior walls of new buildings greater than 100 feet in length when the wall of the building is located next to a street, parking lot or when a public entrance or entrances are located on the edge of the building, except in the following cases: a. when the edge of a building is within 20 feet of a public Ordinance - 268